The country is not as pretty as the beauty

Chapter 178 Princess Consort

Xiao Yun stood outside the door, she was a sensible person, she didn't dare to go in so recklessly.

Boom—boom! "Ma'am!"

There was a soft call from a servant girl outside the door, she opened her eyes, and struggled to put on the close-fitting clothes.

With hickey marks all over her body, she didn't want to be seen by others.

The clothes were originally scattered on the ground and chairs, but before he left, he picked them up and put them neatly on the floor.

In 12 years, it was ten years ago when he accepted her. Ten years ago, her body already belonged to him, but in ten years, he had never been as tired as he is today.

There is still pain in the lower abdomen, and Xiaoyun helped her down the stairs when she went downstairs.

On the day when it first snowed in Luoyang, it also snowed heavily in Chang'an, almost at the same time.

Just different from the Luoshui River in Luoyang, Chang'an is full of vermilion pavilions, and the snow scene is also naturally different.

After breakfast, Su Yun didn't want to ask Mu Lingrou why he didn't go back with her.

Every time when mentioning Hou Mansion, there would always be a trace of sadness flashing in her eyes, even if it was only a very subtle trace, Su Yunxin could detect it.

Qinglian has already prepared the carriage, the driver is still the same one, he came from Su Manor in the south of the Yangtze River, and has been serving the Su family for more than ten years, Su Yunxin called him Uncle Liu, and the name has not changed for many years, so Su Yunxin has forgotten took his full name.

The best place to appreciate the snow in Chang’an is naturally the city tower. From the towering tower, Chang’an city is full of prosperity, and all you can see are beautiful and wandering attics. Now it is covered with a layer of white snow, adding a piece to the vermilion. Average clothes.

There is an endless world outside the city, and there are looming snow-capped mountains in the distance.Different from the smoked willow and painted sedan chairs in the south of the Yangtze River, Chang'an is located in the north, and the earth color is mostly yellow. Because of the snow cover, it is now a large expanse of whiteness.The scenery is spectacular.

Su Yunxin was born and grew up in the south of the Yangtze River since she was a child. She has never seen the snow scene in Chang'an, but she has learned a lot from Mu Lingrou in the past few days.

The carriage went straight to the city tower, and the city gate and the city tower were heavily guarded. Although the capital had been moved, Chang'an was still extremely important, and the city's defenses remained undiminished.

Due to the heavy snowfall, there were fewer pedestrians on the road, and only a few deserted people were left, wrapped in thick cotton coats and walking in the wind.Most of these are the lower class people who have to make a living.

In such a cold day, except for some leisurely poets who would come out to admire the snow and write poems, most people would hide by the stove at home, talking and laughing happily.

The soldiers on the tower still stand guard, even if the weather is cold, they are still required, but the number of guard changes has increased.People are generally not allowed to go up the city tower without permission.

Unexpectedly, Su Yunxin and she were also stopped. This is not Jiangnan, but no one knows the third son Su, and this is not Luoyang. After more than ten years, no one knows Princess Jinyang or Princess Rong An.

Su Yunxin only cared about admiring the snow with her, and came to the best place to see the snow, but forgot that people were not allowed to go up the city tower, and also forgot that this is not Jiangnan, not the place where her Su family dominates.

The cold iron armor stood in front of Su Yunxin. Despite the embarrassment, Mu Lingrou still maintained his indifferent style. Zhang Jing immediately understood and took out a private seal smaller than the palm of his hand.

As soon as the golden private seal came out, the leading general who defended the city went from disdainful to bulging eyes, and was speechless for a while.

This one is the private seal of the leader of the Hou Mansion, and the other in Zhang Jing's arms is the private seal of the Dian Army of the Princess Mansion.

Dasu's official rank is divided into nine ranks and thirty ranks. The princess is the first rank equivalent to the prince, and the marquis is only the third rank. It's just that Mu Shiji is still the governor and her father.

Zhang Jing knew that Mu Lingrou's private visit was in secret, and he didn't tell anyone that he came to Chang'an because he didn't want to attract attention, and he was also protecting Su Yunxin in private, so what he showed was the private seal of the Hou Mansion.

Even though the official position represented by this seal is not too big, it is attached to the Marquis Mansion. Emperor Dasu has always had a strong grip on power, and he will never confer the title of Marquis indiscriminately. He must be able to get the title, either from the clan or the A person with great patience.

This general has guarded the city of Chang'an for six years, and he has never even seen the real face of the emperor.

"My lord, the villain has eyes that don't recognize Mount Tai, but still looks at the sea." The man's attitude changed drastically, he winked to make the soldiers blocking the way retreat, and bent down to make a gesture of please.

Zhang Jing took back the private seal, stood behind Mu Lingrou respectfully, cupped his fists and bowed.

The generals who have been in the officialdom naturally understand that the young men and women who come here are probably some kind of extraordinary people in the Hou family.

There is such a person behind him as a guard, and he took another sneak peek. The young man is not yet crowned, and even though he is wearing a fine velvet robe, he can't hide his free and easy temperament, and there is a touch of innocence in his eyes.Looking at the woman next to him, if he told him that she was nearly twenty-five years old, he would never believe it. Looking left and right, she was only twenty-five years old, her eyes were as calm as water, and her body was icy cold. It's going to be cold.

This is an innate temperament, and it is also unique to Mu Lingrou.

A strong woman and a weak man are a perfect match. On such a snowy day, a man and a woman come out to enjoy the snow, and the guards behind them deliberately stay far away under the tower to give the two of them a space to live together. This clean-shaven man The general felt that the two should be a couple.

The clothes and demeanor of the two should be a well-matched couple, so why does he have to bother these two?

So she went upstairs with the two of them, and ordered the soldiers on the tower to rest for half an hour today, and they don't have to take over.

Such an order in the cold wind undoubtedly made the soldiers the happiest.

"So, thank you General."

The general shook his head: "My lord, you are very polite. The next official is under the tower. If you need something, you can call the next official."

This dismissal was for Mu Lingrou, even though Su Yunxin's words and deeds restrained her usual casual habits, so that she could get closer to that gentle and refined Third Young Master Su.

But in Su Yun's heart, he didn't have that overbearing arrogance, he had more of the benevolence of a Confucian scholar, and he didn't have the killing spirit of the officialdom.

This is natural, Su was born in a family, grew up in the market, knows the sufferings of the people, and does not have that kind of superior posture.

But Mu Lingrou was different, born in the imperial palace, raised in the Marquis's mansion, her superior arrogance could not be concealed no matter how much she tried.

In this way, the general who sat on the leader of the city defenders after groping and meditating could understand it.

For the upper-class people, the lower-class people just need to do things well in silence and don't talk too much, that's all.

As for others, he is very smart, he doesn't ask too many questions, and he doesn't talk too much.

The soldiers and generals who guarded the city had left, and there were only two of them left on the tower of Chang'an.

I was so focused on talking earlier that I didn't have time to appreciate the snow.

The first thing Su Yunxin saw was the white snow in Chang'an City, the snow was only on the top floor, while the vermilion under the attic was still there.

The prosperity of Chang'an City is clear at a glance. In some tall attics, there are still bells hanging under the upturned wing corners, clearly stating that it is a brothel.

Most of the buildings in Chang'an City Tower are made of wood, and some are made of blue bricks, all of which have far-reaching overhanging eaves. The most striking feature of the houses in the Su Dynasty is that this kind of corner is called the radiating rafter wing corner.Because there is a saying in the "Book of Songs": "If you feel dizzy, you will fly away."

This scene stunned Su Yun, and at the same time he sighed: "Is this Chang'an City?" He said silently in his heart: Is this the place where my sister grew up.

A gust of wind blew the bell on the pavilion, but because of the distance, the bell could not be heard.The wind was also blowing the hair tips of the two of them, and the oncoming wind blew Su's temples behind his shoulders.

She stared at Mu Lingrou, motionless, she wanted to call her, it was very windy here.But Mu Lingrou's gaze was fixed on a certain place in Chang'an City, and there was a broken light in his eyes.

"Do you like this place?" She heard her voice after a long time, only to find that Mu Lingrou shifted her gaze to Su Yunxin.

"I like it!" Su blurted out without hesitation.

When the four eyes met, Su could see that there were doubts in the eyes in front of him.

"Because this is where my sister grew up, there are memories of my sister here."

Mu Lingrou smiled, and was once again moved by her deep affection that wasn't a love story.

There was no ambiguity in the words, no joy was mentioned, but deep affection was everywhere.

Su Yunxin likes Chang'an, not because of Chang'an's prosperity, not because of Chang'an's picturesque magnificence, but because of her presence here, even if it is only the trace left by her.

After looking at it for a while, Su Yun knew that Mu Lingrou must really want to go to a place at this time.

Without asking if she was willing, he took her hand all the way down the tower.

Along the way, there were still many soldiers on the stairs of the tower, all of which were ignored by Su Yunxin.

"Master, where are you going?" After getting into the carriage, Uncle Liu watched Su Yunxin grow up. He is honest and honest. He can understand who the third young master Su is, but he also knows that a servant should be a servant. man's duty.Besides, the Su family has treated him well for more than ten years.

Su Yunxin didn't say where she was going, but just helped her into the carriage and came out. She drove the carriage herself.

As the carriage left, the general only bowed deeply behind the carriage.Those pawns who had never seen the world were also puzzled.

"My lord, who are they?"

"Shut up, just pretend you didn't see what happened today."

"... "

Su Yunxin was riding a carriage, and drove very cautiously. There was a beautiful woman in the carriage. Heavy snow covered Chang'an's Ten Mile Long Street again. The road was slippery, so she was extremely careful.

Soon, after a turn, the carriage stopped at the gate of a huge mansion.

Uncle Liu clearly remembered that they had been here when they first came to Chang'an.

Following the silence of the carriage, Mu Lingrou knew it was time to arrive.

Zhang Jing got off his horse and took the reins and was taken aback for another moment. It was written on the gate of the mansion, "Elder Princess Mansion" is still the golden plaque with peeling paint.

Zhang Jing remembered that he had also stayed here for a few years.

Su Yunxin helped her get out of the car. When she opened the curtain, she stared blankly at the princess mansion, and then she got out of the car.

"Why did you bring me here?"

"I think, my sister was on the tower before, and the northeast direction I looked at at a glance must be the princess mansion on the right side of the imperial city."

They went to Nancheng, and Dasu's buildings faced south, so what they could see at a glance was only a very small point.

The door of the princess mansion is open. Although no one has lived in it for many years, the mansion is still there, and there are still a few palace people who come to clean it every day, and there are still people guarding the door.

Mu Lingrou clearly remembered every corner of the princess mansion, the lobby where she often chased and fought, the study room where she often went to cry, the piano pavilion where she learned piano, the pond where she threw fish and food, and the garden in the front yard. a tree.

A pear tree that was randomly pulled from the pear garden of the palace when she was young, and planted by her in the front yard, has not died, and has been growing well. Yes, but I couldn't stand her crying and stayed, and I don't know what happened now.

When she saw the garden full of pear trees in Su Mansion two years ago, her heart was also shocked.

Su Yun wanted to enter, but was stopped by a middle-aged man: "This is the eldest princess's mansion, and no one else is allowed to enter."

"Uncle Wang!" Seeing the middle-aged man who was called Uncle Wang Yizheng, Su Yun moved a few steps to the right, and Mu Lingrou appeared in front of his eyes.

The man rubbed his eyes busyly. He was around 45 years old, but his wrinkles were already covered with it. He thought that when Mu Lingrou left, he was only [-] years old, and he was the second housekeeper of the Princess Mansion.

Although it has been more than ten years, Wang An still remembers the little princess he grew up watching, no matter how he changes, he is still the same person.It's just that Mu Lingrou is very handsome now, she is no longer that annoying little girl, and she is already old.

Looking at it again, Mu Lingrou has changed from before, except for his good-looking appearance, everything else has also changed.

Now she is a princess under one person and above ten thousand people, and her slave is still a slave, only the eldest princess mansion remains the same.

Looking at it, Wang An burst into tears: "I didn't expect to see the princess in my lifetime... Oh no, it's Your Highness the Princess."

Mu Lingrou shook her head: "I want to go in and have a look."

"Okay, okay, I'll let someone organize it right away." Wang An hurriedly wiped away his tears, and called out to the few remaining palace servants in the mansion.

"It's okay, I'm just here to see this time, I don't plan to live here."

That's right, the Princess Mansion is not what it used to be...Wang An didn't ask too many questions, but talked about these years in detail.

"If there is nothing to do, the old minister will step back first, and if there is something to do, the princess will shout."

Mu Lingrou nodded, Zhang Jing and he didn't follow anymore, only Su Yunxin and her were left.

The front yards are so big that it takes a long time to get to the pear tree.

Along the way, one can see the desolation of the mansion. The flowers and plants in the front yard have not been taken care of, and they have withered, leaving a desolate piece, which is now covered by snow.

The only one that was intact was the pear tree. More than ten years later, the pear tree was already as tall as a house, and it was still covered with a thin layer of snow.

This tree bears too many memories of her childhood.Mu Lingrou stared blankly at the tree, recalling the past in detail.

"My sister wants to cry, just cry, it will feel better." She didn't say that there was no one else here.She knew that Mu Ling's soft temper was extremely strong, but she would hold back her temper if she said that.

After Su Yunxin finished speaking, two lines of tears flowed from Mu Lingrou's eyes. He stared at the tree with broken eyes, and suddenly a sentence came out of his heart: "Trees have spirituality. This tree is as old as me. , if I am gone in the future, you must still be in Chang'an, but let this tree accompany you..."

Those words hit her heart vividly, like a needle pricking her, she pulled the tearful beauty into her arms in a panic.

"I won't, I won't let you say that." A strong sense of tension and uneasiness flooded into her heart, and she didn't understand why Mu Lingrou said that.

I can feel that Su's hug today is extraordinarily hard, and she can't even move. This is a deep embrace that she is afraid of losing.

Fighting against people, against the sky, against the imperial power, is a matter of narrow escape, Mu Lingrou knows very well.

Until many years later, a luxurious middle-aged man wearing a crown of nine crowns, purple clothes with nine chapters embroidered on his clothes, and a sword and dart head decorated with gold and jade came to this tree.

About forty years old, with extraordinary measures, exuding a mature and calm atmosphere.Under the exquisite facial features, it can be seen that he must have been more handsome when he was young than he is now, but for some reason he is in his prime, but his temples and even the hair behind him are already gray.

He has gone through life and death in the officialdom to his current position. The years have left traces on him. He no longer remembers who he is.

The emperor has changed a few times, but this Chang'an City is still Chang'an City, and the man stands here.

After years of wind and rain, the pear tree has long since dried up and is no longer alive. There are rotten branches scattered under the tree.The weedy dirt was wet and stained his handsome black gold-embroidered boots.

"In a blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, you really deceived me so hard! Now that you are gone, even this tree..." The man choked up, but the tears in the corners of his eyes could no longer be held back. For the first time in years he cried.Touching the rotten pear tree, trembling from the heart, "The son-in-law is still the son-in-law, but the princess is not the princess..."

Even the maid who had been with him for many years couldn't understand because of his sudden tears. Therefore, even if my master is crying, it looks so good-looking, and I can't help but feel distressed.

"Let's renovate this place into the Prince Consort's Mansion!"

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The author has something to say: Fortunately, yesterday’s chapter was not locked, but I dare not correct the typo, still afraid of being locked, so I clicked out two harmonized words in this chapter. The first is: naked and the second is desire. fire

The description of the wind There are snow mountains on top of the snow.

The last part of this chapter is very informative!

In the Tang Dynasty, there were no slaves, slaves and maidservants, and the common people were all vassals. I will try my best to meet the characteristics, but except for major events, this book should be regarded as empty!

I will overhaul the article once it is finished!Thank you for your support all the way. Next, we will continue to update daily. Not surprisingly, we will update the article in the morning and fix a typo in the afternoon!